Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
79
61
46
33
30
29
47
47
40
37
37
39
39
39
35
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM1.69m
9:00AM1.61m
9:32PM1.70m
9:40AM1.61m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.22m
2:57AM0.28m
3:05PM0.18m
3:39AM0.22m
3:45PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
12
10
7
6
5
5
6
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
5
4
6
6
6
4
1
1
1
1
2
6
8
6
6
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